diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 765261fc66..a9c6e975a7 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 @c Identifier of the OpenPGP key used to sign tarballs and such.
 @set OPENPGP-SIGNING-KEY-ID 3CE464558A84FDC69DB40CFB090B11993D9AEBB5
+@set KEY-SERVER pool.sks-keyservers.net
 
 @copying
 Copyright @copyright{} 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 Ludovic Courtès@*
@@ -460,7 +461,8 @@ If that command fails because you do not have the required public key,
 then run this command to import it:
 
 @example
-$ gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys @value{OPENPGP-SIGNING-KEY-ID}
+$ gpg --keyserver @value{KEY-SERVER} \
+      --recv-keys @value{OPENPGP-SIGNING-KEY-ID}
 @end example
 
 @noindent
@@ -9045,7 +9047,8 @@ If that command fails because you do not have the required public key,
 then run this command to import it:
 
 @example
-$ gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys @value{OPENPGP-SIGNING-KEY-ID}
+$ gpg --keyserver @value{KEY-SERVER} \
+      --recv-keys @value{OPENPGP-SIGNING-KEY-ID}
 @end example
 
 @noindent